About

About us - Silversmith Games:

Silversmith Games was formed in July 2017 by Jeremy Rausch and David Atwater. They both quickly learned of their mutual love of board games and quickly formed a friendship that would become Silversmith Games. Both bring something unique to Silversmith Games.

Jeremy loves board games, and has been part of the game testing community for five years, attending game testing weekends and game conventions, including Mensa Mind Games. Through these weekends he has a firm understanding of the current market for board games, including what the popular trends are, what works and what does not.

David is a strategy game nerd and a game design enthusiast. He has been part of annual board game meet-ups and weekly game night groups for the past three years. He loves asymmetrically balanced games, and learning about new mechanics. He has 7 years of experience as a designer and entrepreneur working in 4 start-up ventures to date. He is perpetually working on a handful of projects and developing games.

As Silversmith Games, they want to create unique, high strategy games that can play more than four players, and that can be adapted for players of all ages and skill levels.

Risks and challenges

Our artwork is complete, the rules are set, the game has been tested by many people and is a lot of fun to play. We have basic test copies from professional printers ordered to check everything before going to production. We will need time to check the test copies and make sure that all our specifications are met and that the game works in this version. Once all our details are checked we will go to our first production run and be able to deliver the game to our backers. We are being generous with the timing for production, giving ourselves six months. We aim to be earlier than this, but the one risk is that the test copies do not work for some reason or another. This will add time to production, but not stop it. We will keep all backers abreast of our progress and of projected shipping dates.

Support

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About $1.00

E-Mail of Thanks!

For just 100 cents you too can have the E-Mail of Thanks!

This E-Mail of Thanks! will be a very well-written statement of genuine gratitude for your contribution of to our efforts. You can print it out, frame it, make it into origami, will it to the next generation, or put it on a gold record and shoot it into space. It is your little treasure to hold onto forever.

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About $10

A Postcard and Stickers of Thanks!

Our artist, Rana Gainer, has designed two amazing Postcards of Thanks! based on the artwork of Pathwise. Pledge $10 or more and you will be sent one foil lined, glossy picture of one of our amazing game wizards suitable for framing, scrap booking, or refrigerator decoration. This Postcard of Thanks! comes complete with a hand-written message of thanks from David Atwater and Jeremy Rausch, expressing gratitude for your backing of our project.

But wait - there is more. You will also receive the Stickers of Thanks! These stickers are based on the Postcard of Thanks! and they are sticky! You can stick them anywhere stickers stick.

But wait - there is even more. We will also include your Kickstarter user name in our Insert of Thanks! in our game box. The first run of our game will include a brand new piece of paper that will include your name in our gratitude list. Just like the E-Mail of Thanks! you can make it into origami, frame it, or shoot it into space! Endless possibilities.

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Pledge $25 or more
About $25

Postcards + Surprises of Thanks

Donate $25 and receive both versions of the Postcard of Thanks! along with the Stickers of Thanks!, your Kickstarter user name in our Insert of Thanks! in our game box, and the ever popular E-Mail of Thanks!

But wait - there is more. David is working on 3D modeling of pieces for the Pathwise game board. If we meet our stretch goals you will receive emailed plans for the models. He is working on an entry gate, exit gate, obstacles, and other little concoctions. We will keep you abreast of all modeled pieces as they are developed

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Pledge $55 or more
About $55

Pathwise - First Run Edition

Pathwise - The Game! Yours - all yours!

Your name will be included in the Insert of Thanks! and you will also receive a Postcard of Thanks! and the Stickers of Thanks!. We will also email you the plans for 3D printing the Surprises of Thanks!.

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Pledge $75 or more
About $75

Game + Expansion Packs 1 & 2

You will receive everything at the $55 level, and if we meet our stretch goals we will send you the expansion packs 1 and 2. If we don't meet the stretch goals we will add in extra postcards and stickers of thanks, then when we do raise enough money to work on the expansion packs we will be sure to send them out.

June 2019 will see the delivery of the game. The expansion will ship in December 2019. We will keep all backers posted of the expansion delivery.